Penny & Pip

(Hardback)

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A little girl finds a lost dinosaur baby roaming the halls of a museum and is determined to give it a home in this sweet and charming picture book.

Penny feels certain that something is following her down the hall as she walks with her class through the Natural History Museum. She looksnothing. She looks againstill nothing. She looks one more time and spies a verrrrry long neck and a verrrrry long tail on something that looks suspiciously like a baby brontosaurus!

Penny might be only five, but she knows dinosaurs are extinct. And yet, one seems to be following her. The little dino and Penny spend time together all over the museum, and when Penny doesnt see a giant adult dinosaur lumbering around, she realizes Pipas shes named himmust be on his own. The only thing to do is to feed him some snacks and take him home with herif she can figure out how.

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Coupled with Rohmanns pencil and digitally colored art, which conveys soft black lines and velvety textures, Flemings calm, reportorial tone creates a lovely, almost old-fashioned openheartedness. And the storys resolution, which involves a smartly executed subterfuge in the museum gift shop, speaks to self-assured Pennys steadfastness in applying clever logic to the fantastical. -- Publishers Weekly * 4/10/2023 *

Author Bio

Candace Fleming is the acclaimed author of numerous books for children, includingthe Bulldozer books;Ben Franklins Almanac,an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, as well asMuncha! Muncha! Muncha!,and Sibert Medal honoreesThe Honeybee, andThe Giant Squid. She lives in a suburb of Chicago.

Eric Rohmann is the Caldecott Medalwinning illustratorofMy Friend Rabbitand received a Caldecott Honor forTime Flies. He has both written and illustrated numerous books for children, includingBulldozers Big Day,Honeybee,andBulldozers Christmas Dig, all written by Candace Fleming. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois. Find out more at EricRohmann.com.